Morty Shallman


Biography

Born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, Morty Shallman has been writing and performing original songs since the age of 12, and wrote his first novella, "To Exist with the Night" while still in high school. Morty is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Chicago, where he studied creative writing with renowned novelist Richard Stern, and where he began to explore the nexus of music and literature. After serving as lead singer and songwriter for popular Chicago Rock Band, “Minds of Babes,” Shallman moved to Los Angeles, where he has released several critically acclaimed solo CDs, performed at top clubs, and continues his work as a singer-songwriter, novelist and screenwriter.

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Books

Last of the Zacharys, A Novel with Songs    by Morty Shallman
Price: $9.99 USD. 134630 words. Published on May 28, 2010. Fiction.

A groundbreaking multi-media ebook with links to 16 original songs for free streaming and/or purchase on the web. Follow the comic, tragic and always unforgettable adventures of Jay Allen Zachary, the sole heir of a wealthy and mysterious midwestern clan, who will do anything to make it in music, even if it means "he" must become a "she."

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